Award Recipients:
2009
Beau Bommer
2008
Kevin Higuchi
2007
Kyle Miller
2006
Ryan Porte
2005
Andrew Hanson
2004
Andrew Feitt
2003
Kyle Shouse
2002
Tyler Duncan
2001
Simon Powelson
2000
Brian Abellera
1999
Matthew Warren
1998
Robert Lang
1998
Carrie Camors
1996
Daniel Bishop
1995
Tiffany Baluvelt
1994
Matthew Spira
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Captain Christopher Charles Walter was born on June
7, 1963 in Sacramento, California. He was a Distinguished
Military Graduate of the University of California, Santa
Barbara, and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Infantry
on May 27, 1987. He attended the Infantry Officer Basic
Course and the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle Commander
Course in 1989. He served as both at Bradley Fighting
Vehicle and Mortar Platoon Leader and as Company Executive
Officer while assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Mechanized
Infantry, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Steward, Georgia.
He is a combat veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
CPT Walter branch transferred to Aviation branch and
attended the Rotary Wing Aviator Course, the Aviation
Advanced Course, and the Air Mobility Course in 1993.
He became a Blackhawk pilot and was assigned to Headquarters
and Headquarters Troop, Aviation Brigade, First Calvary
Division, Fort Hood, Texas, as the Assistant S3. CPT
Walter's awards include the Meritorious Service Medal,
awarded posthumously, the Army commendation Medal with
oak leaf cluster, the Army Achievement Medal with oak
leaf cluster, the National Defense Service Medal, the
South West Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars,
the Army Service Ribbon, the Kuwait Liberation Medal
with palm, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Army
Aviator Badge, the Ranger Tab, the Parachutist Badge,
and the Air Assault Badge. CPT Walter is survived by
his wife, Tiffany, son, Thomas Henry ('Hank'), parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walter, brothers, Colin and Dan,
and many relatives.
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The Captain Christopher C. Walter Outstanding Cadet
Award was established in May of 1994 by the family
of CPT Walter and the UCSB ROTC class of 1987 after
his untimely death in April 1994.
The fund has been established to provide a yearly
scholarship to a junior UCSB ROTC cadet.
The Cadet who is selected to receive the Captain
Christopher C. Walter's award has achieved the highest
standards of excellence in leadership and physical
fitness and have exhibited outstanding strength of
character. These as well as many other admirable traits
were possessed by CPT Walter, causing him to be a
greatly respected and loved by his family, friends,
and colleagues. It is hoped that awardees will find
the kind of success and happiness in life that CPT
Walter knew and so willingly shared with those around
him.
If you are interested in finding out more information
about the fund, and the scholarship it will provide,
contact Development at (805) 893-2460. To make a donation
to the fund, please make your check payable to: Christopher
C. Walter Memorial Fund. The mailing address is Development
Office, ATTN: Gift Processing, University of California,
Santa Barbara, California, 93106-2013.
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